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LOT 0755
Roman Iron Ring Bezel with Master of Beasts Gemstone
3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.67 grams, 21 mm).
Bezel and fragment of the hoop, inset with an amethyst cabochon; intaglio with two addorsed prancing horses, figure above with raised arms.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 270, for type.
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